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With Griffith Business School&#39;s Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Political Science and International Relations, you can multiply your career options. In as little as four years, you can graduate with two degrees and a unique skill set that will give you an edge in the employment market.By combining in-depth knowledge and insight into the workings of government with practical business skills, you will be prepared for a future local, state and national governments, non-government organisations and private sector organisations that sectors interact with government agencies. For example, you can blend majors in Logistics and Supply Chain Management with International Relations and work for an international aid organisation providing humanitarian relief to disaster zones.

Learn the workings of business and government for broad career options in private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Focus your skills and knowledge with majors including international business, economics, public policy, and more.

Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Political Science and International Relations

If you are from a non-accounting background or do not have a CPA Australia accredited undergraduate degree with a major in accounting, the Master of Professional Accounting conversion program will give you the training in accounting and related areas needed to meet the academic requirements for Associate membership with CPA Australia and admission to CPA Australia&#39;s CPA Program, and the CA Program of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.This program will enable you to develop the technical and conceptual skills needed to become an accountant and will develop your ability to analyse, critique and synthesise various accounting and related principles, methods and techniques. This program will also provide academic support to help you prepare for CPA Australia&#39;s CPA Program and ACCA&#39;s professional level examinations.The program has a foundation component (Graduate Certificate) which allows those without a prior degree in Professional Accounting (or equivalent) and those looking for a career change to participate. Those with qualifications and experience in the field can also enter the program and progress to the advanced level study.

Qualify as a Certified Public Accountant. Explore corporate accounting, economics and income tax. Learn how to prepare financial statements and solve organisational problems with your knowledge of business law.

Master of Professional Accounting

This program is designed for graduates who are from a non-accounting undergraduate degree and who are looking to have a change in their career direction, or wanting to obtain a professional accounting qualification, or wanting to explore a diverse possibilities of career paths. The Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting provides you with a pathway to Griffith&#39;s Masters of Professional Accounting. The program is designed to be industry relevant in that the program includes case studies, active learning and integrates accounting information systems into the accounting courses. You have the opportunity to meet, hear and make connections with key industry players, professional bodies and practitioners. As a student of Griffith University, you have access to internships, mentors and a host of seminars, all of which are designed to develop and market your professional skills to future employers.

Reinvent yourself as an accountant. You’ll develop a strategic view of accounting and explore corporate finance. Study with people aligned to your future career and make new industry connections. Graduate with a professional accounting qualification.

Graduate Certificate in Professional Accounting

Financial Accounting 3

Financial Accounting 2

Auditing Theory and Practice

Contemporary Issues in Accounting

Management Accountability and Accounting

Advanced Financial Accounting

Applied Accounting Systems

Data Analytics for Accounting

In an increasingly complex financial system, independence and effective decision-making are important life skills. In business, financial skills drive profitability within the rules and regulations of government, institutions and organizations. In this subject you will understand basic monetary flows in the economy, and the interrelationships and dependencies between money, society, groups and organizations, locally and globally. You will develop core skills in financial literacy for business and an understanding of the key principles of accounting, finance and economics. Sound accounting, finance and economics skills are sought by employers in any business graduate, as they enable a solid understanding of the principles that drive enterprise toward success.Students should not enrol in this subject if they have completed 1006GBS Why Money Matters at Griffith University.

An online business course that sets you up with skills in accounting, finance, and economics. Topics include financial statements, budgeting, and scams to look out for. Manage money effectively and make informed investment decisions. 

Why Money Matters

This course introduces the basic concepts and principles of accounting with special emphasis given to the use and interpretation of financial accounting information. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to read, prepare and interpret financial statements and they will have gained an appreciation of their uses and limitations in practical and applied ways.

Explore key small business activities around financial planning and reporting. You’ll learn how to read, prepare, and interpret financial statements. Get practical with budgets. Support informed business decisions.

Small Business Accounting

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